Wash Yourself with UrineUrine was used a lot for medical reasons in medieval Europe, and this was mostly because it had easy access. Victims of the Black Death would bath in urine 2-3 times a day to relive the pain of the symptoms.
Only 25 to 50% of giraffe calves reach adulthood; the life expectancy is between 20 and 25 years in the wild and 28 years in captivity. The giraffe browses on the twigs of trees, preferring plants of the Mimosa genus; but it appears that it can, without inconvenience, live on other vegetable food.
The size of a giraffe on average is as follows. The average male giraffe grows to up to 18 feet in height, or 5.5 meters. He can weigh anywhere from 800 to 1,800 kilograms or 1,800 to 4,300 pounds. The female giraffe is considerably smaller. She averages at 13 to 15 feet high or 4 to 4.5 meters.